HC Harvey vignettes - Sunday

September 26, 2017 2:09 PM

Hilell Tayer and Alex Gonik try to beat the current pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou along S. Braeswood in Houston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Rescuers answered hundreds of calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey climbed high enough to begin filling second-story homes, and authorities urged stranded families to seek refuge on their rooftops. (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle)

Hilell Tayer and Alex Gonik try to beat the current pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou along S. Braeswood in Houston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Rescuers answered hundreds of calls for help Sunday

A woman is rescued from her house during extreme flooding in Meyerland, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. (Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle)

A woman is rescued from her house during extreme flooding in Meyerland, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. (Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle)

Photo: Mark Mulligan, Staff Photographer

A woman is rescued from her house during extreme flooding in...photo-14069894.164598 - |ucfirst

Larry Jones, of Kendelton, lies on a cot in a Red Cross Shelter at the Sacred Heart Church, following his evacuation from Hurricane Harvey, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Richmond. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ) less

Larry Jones, of Kendelton, lies on a cot in a Red Cross Shelter at the Sacred Heart Church, following his evacuation from Hurricane Harvey, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Richmond. ( Brett Coomer / Houston ... more

Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff

Larry Jones, of Kendelton, lies on a cot in a Red Cross Shelter at...photo-14074675.164598 - |ucfirst

Declan Conner, 15, pilots a boat picking up stranded residents in Meyerland, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. Declan and three of his school mates from Strake Jesuit used the Conner-family boat to rescue people trapped in Sunday's unprecedented flooding in Meyerland. Arialicia Lohmann (bottom, right), Zachary Mountain (bottom, left) and Thomas Lohmann (in blue shirt) were all stuck in the second floor of their home. (Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle) less

Declan Conner, 15, pilots a boat picking up stranded residents in Meyerland, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. Declan and three of his school mates from Strake Jesuit used the Conner-family boat to rescue ... more

The sign on the door of Pinkerton's BBQ on Airline in the Heights reads "Come Hell or High Water, we will have BBQ, liquor and AC!" inside they were serving people after heavy rain from Hurricane Harvey fell overnight, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle )

The sign on the door of Pinkerton's BBQ on Airline in the Heights reads "Come Hell or High Water, we will have BBQ, liquor and AC!" inside they were serving people after heavy rain from Hurricane Harvey fell

The sign on the door of Pinkerton's BBQ on Airline in the...photo-14255354.164598 - |ucfirst

Savina Rodriquez surveys the expanse of a flooded Runnymeade Street after being evacuated by boat to the Kroger on W. Belfort Street at S. Post Oak Blvd. during extreme flooding in Meyerland, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston.

Savina Rodriquez surveys the expanse of a flooded Runnymeade Street after being evacuated by boat to the Kroger on W. Belfort Street at S. Post Oak Blvd. during extreme flooding in Meyerland, Sunday, Aug. 27,

Members of the Houston Police Department ride in a department-owned MRAP through the flooded intersection of W. Belfort and Runnymeade in Meyerland, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. (Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle) less

Members of the Houston Police Department ride in a department-owned MRAP through the flooded intersection of W. Belfort and Runnymeade in Meyerland, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. (Mark Mulligan / Houston ... more

Photo: Mark Mulligan, Staff Photographer

Members of the Houston Police Department ride in a department-owned...photo-14400847.164598 - |ucfirst

People cross median to 45 south near Edgebrook to board Metro buses to be taken to a shelter at the GRB Convention Center Sunday, August 27, 2017. Much of the area is flooded from rains after Hurricane Harvey.

People cross median to 45 south near Edgebrook to board Metro buses to be taken to a shelter at the GRB Convention Center Sunday, August 27, 2017. Much of the area is flooded from rains after Hurricane Harvey.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

People cross median to 45 south near Edgebrook to board Metro...photo-13974646.164598 - |ucfirst

A man carries two children as they board a Metro bus on I 45 south near Edgebrook to be taken to a shelter at the GRB Convention Center Sunday, August 27, 2017, three days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall. Much of the area is flooded. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle) less

A man carries two children as they board a Metro bus on I 45 south near Edgebrook to be taken to a shelter at the GRB Convention Center Sunday, August 27, 2017, three days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall. ... more

Photo: Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle

A man carries two children as they board a Metro bus on I 45 south...photo-15644859.164598 - |ucfirst

Ruby Young waits with her husband, Claude Young, after being rescued from their flooded home by boat and taken to a pickup point along Edgebrook Sunday, August 27, 2017. The elderly man had many medical issues from a stroke in May. Flooding is wide spread after rain from Hurricane Harvey. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle)

Ruby Young waits with her husband, Claude Young, after being rescued from their flooded home by boat and taken to a pickup point along Edgebrook Sunday, August 27, 2017. The elderly man had many medical issues

La Vita Bella Personal Care Home worker Susan Woodruff and her daughter, Shantell, 17, console each other after rescued by U.S. Coast Guard and dropped off at a stage shelter along with other workers and 11 out of 15 patients Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Santa Fe. The mother and daughter both were working at the personal care facility and scared that they would die in the flood. Despite they made it safe to the stage shelter, Susan Woodruff was still worried about her missing husband and son at home.

La Vita Bella Personal Care Home worker Susan Woodruff and her daughter, Shantell, 17, console each other after rescued by U.S. Coast Guard and dropped off at a stage shelter along with other workers and 11 out

Child belongings damaged and floating in the porch of one of the apartments located at Bayou Parc at Oak Forest due to the heavy rain caused by the Hurricane Harvey, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. ( Marie D. De Jesus / Houston Chronicle )

Child belongings damaged and floating in the porch of one of the apartments located at Bayou Parc at Oak Forest due to the heavy rain caused by the Hurricane Harvey, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. ( Marie

Workers put sand bags and plastic wrap on a building in on Prairie Street in downtown Houston Downtown as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Workers put sand bags and plastic wrap on a building in on Prairie Street in downtown Houston Downtown as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston

Magnolia Ballroom and other businesses are submerged by Buffallo Bayou in Downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Magnolia Ballroom and other businesses are submerged by Buffallo Bayou in Downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle

Magnolia Ballroom and other businesses are submerged by Buffallo...photo-14225224.164598 - |ucfirst

Louisiana Street is flooded where it becomes I-10 in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Louisiana Street is flooded where it becomes I-10 in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle

Louisiana Street is flooded where it becomes I-10 in downtown...photo-14225221.164598 - |ucfirst

A crosswalk sign floats down Fanin Street in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

A crosswalk sign floats down Fanin Street in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Cars submerged in parking lots on Louisiana Street as the Buffalo Bayou overflows into downtown Houston from Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Cars submerged in parking lots on Louisiana Street as the Buffalo Bayou overflows into downtown Houston from Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley /

Magnolia Ballroom and other businesses are submerged by Buffallo Bayou in Downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Magnolia Ballroom and other businesses are submerged by Buffallo Bayou in Downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle

Magnolia Ballroom and other businesses are submerged by Buffallo...photo-14225222.164598 - |ucfirst

Onlookers check out the flooding on Fanin and Congress Streets in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Onlookers check out the flooding on Fanin and Congress Streets in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle

Onlookers check out the flooding on Fanin and Congress Streets in...photo-14225231.164598 - |ucfirst

Water spouts out of a manhole near Smith Street in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Water spouts out of a manhole near Smith Street in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle

Water spouts out of a manhole near Smith Street in downtown...photo-14225229.164598 - |ucfirst

A worker grabs more sandbags as they try to keep water from entering the building a underground garage in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

A worker grabs more sandbags as they try to keep water from entering the building a underground garage in downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (

Pedestrians walk down Fanin Street in downtown Houston to get a look of the flooding as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Pedestrians walk down Fanin Street in downtown Houston to get a look of the flooding as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle

Pedestrians walk down Fanin Street in downtown Houston to get a...photo-14225228.164598 - |ucfirst

Pedestrians walk down Fanin Street in downtown Houston to get a look of the flooding as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Pedestrians walk down Fanin Street in downtown Houston to get a look of the flooding as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle

Pedestrians walk down Fanin Street in downtown Houston to get a...photo-14225226.164598 - |ucfirst

A man walks along Lawndale Street, over a flooded Brays Bayou, after heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, August 27, 2017, in Houston. ( Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle )

A man walks along Lawndale Street, over a flooded Brays Bayou, after heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, August 27, 2017, in Houston. ( Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Jon Shapley

A man walks along Lawndale Street, over a flooded Brays Bayou,...photo-14225232.164598 - |ucfirst

Brayln Mathews Simms Jr., naps on a chair in the George R. Brown Center in Downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Brayln Mathews Simms Jr., naps on a chair in the George R. Brown Center in Downtown Houston as Hurricane Harvey inches its way through the area on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle

Brayln Mathews Simms Jr., naps on a chair in the George R. Brown...photo-14225242.164598 - |ucfirst

Traffic has ceased along Usener Street and the Little Buddy gas station has sealed up its doors as White Oak Bayou floods on Aug. 27, 2017 in Woodland Heights during Tropical Storm Harvey.

Traffic has ceased along Usener Street and the Little Buddy gas station has sealed up its doors as White Oak Bayou floods on Aug. 27, 2017 in Woodland Heights during Tropical Storm Harvey.

Photo: Gabrielle Banks

Traffic has ceased along Usener Street and the Little Buddy gas...photo-14225112.164598 - |ucfirst

People gather at Wendel and Watson streets as White Oak Bayou floods four blocks north of its banks on Aug. 27, 2017 in Woodland Heights during Tropical Storm Harvey.

People gather at Wendel and Watson streets as White Oak Bayou floods four blocks north of its banks on Aug. 27, 2017 in Woodland Heights during Tropical Storm Harvey.

Photo: Gabrielle Banks

People gather at Wendel and Watson streets as White Oak Bayou...photo-14225111.164598 - |ucfirst

People ride their bikes through the floor water on Studewood in the Heights, after heavy rain from Hurricane Harvey fell overnight, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Richmond. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle )

People ride their bikes through the floor water on Studewood in the Heights, after heavy rain from Hurricane Harvey fell overnight, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Richmond. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle

People ride their bikes through the floor water on Studewood in...photo-14225114.164598 - |ucfirst

People ride their bikes through the floor water on Studewood in the Heights, after heavy rain from Hurricane Harvey fell overnight, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Richmond. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle )

People ride their bikes through the floor water on Studewood in the Heights, after heavy rain from Hurricane Harvey fell overnight, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Richmond. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle )

Photo: Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle

People ride their bikes through the floor water on Studewood in...photo-14225115.164598 - |ucfirst

Water rising in Lakes of Savannah neighborhood. Located at highway 6, between hwy 288 and the Fort Bend Toll road. Sunday, August 27, 2017. Hurricane Harvey

Water rising in Lakes of Savannah neighborhood. Located at highway 6, between hwy 288 and the Fort Bend Toll road. Sunday, August 27, 2017. Hurricane Harvey

Photo: Clarissa Rubio

Water rising in Lakes of Savannah neighborhood. Located at highway...photo-14225104.164598 - |ucfirst

An apartment resident watches water accumulate in his parking lot as the rain continues to fall in Houston as a result of Hurricane Harvey on Saturday, August 26, 2017. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle)

An apartment resident watches water accumulate in his parking lot as the rain continues to fall in Houston as a result of Hurricane Harvey on Saturday, August 26, 2017. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle)

Photo: Elizabeth Conley

An apartment resident watches water accumulate in his parking lot...photo-14225204.164598 - |ucfirst

Hilell Tayer and Alex Gonik try to beat the current pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou along S. Braeswood in Houston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Rescuers answered hundreds of calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey climbed high enough to begin filling second-story homes, and authorities urged stranded families to seek refuge on their rooftops. (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle)

Hilell Tayer and Alex Gonik try to beat the current pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou along S. Braeswood in Houston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Rescuers answered hundreds of calls for help Sunday